When an Elderly Loved One Resists Care
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There's a good chance your aging parent will require hospitalization at some point, especially if he or she has chronic health conditions. If your parent relies primarily on you for assistance, it's important to do some preparation in advance even if it's only thinking about what will happen. LINK
By Jack Halpern, MPS, LNHA.
Warning: Please
don’t try this at home by yourself. Caregiver contracts may have serious legal
and tax implications. For a professional in your area write to
jhalpern@myelderadvocate.com
As people get older, they often hire people to perform services for them, such as housekeeping, cooking, driving, paying bills and personal care.
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By Jack Halpern
Caregivers of chronically ill older persons or those with disabilities are generous,
compassionate individuals. They care for family members or friends in the familiar surroundings of their own
home or community. These caregivers are “on call” 24-hours a day, 7 days a week because they want to see
their family member or friend remain in the comfort and security of their own environment. But at some
point, even the caregiver needs a break, a rest, or a breather.
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Each year, many older Americans are injured in and around
their homes. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
estimates that in 1981, over 622,000 people over age 65 were
treated in hospital emergency rooms for injuries associated with
products they live with and use everyday.
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Howard Gleckman: Caring for Our Parents: Inspiring Stories of Families Seeking New Solutions to America's Most Urgent Health Crisis
An absolute MUST READ for any family dealing with an aged loved one now or in the future. This book should serve as a cornerstone of any retirement plan. This book will make you run out and start planning. My clients go through the same situations. It's almost as if Mr. Gleckman has been a fly on the wall during my visits to my clients.
Lawrence A. Frolik: The Law of Later-Life Health Care and Decision Making
Lawrence A. Frolik: Residence Options for Older and Disabled Clients
Dr. Robert N. Butler: The Longevity Revolution: The Benefits and Challenges of Living a Long Life
The only book that you have to read on the subject of AGING. Dr. Butler has left no stone unturned. (*****)
Eileen Delehanty Pearkes: The Glass Seed: The Fragile Beauty of Heart, Mind and Memory
The Glass Seed is a lyrical memoir that offers profound insight into the nature of memory and the power of the human heart to heal."
Jacqueline Marcell: Elder Rage, or Take My Father... Please!: How to Survive Caring for Aging Parents
A Must Read For Caregivers!!
Martha Lear: Where Did I Leave My Glasses?: The What, When, and Why of Normal Memory Loss
Nell Casey: Uncertain Inheritance, An: Writers on Caring for Family
Dennis Mccullough: My Mother, Your Mother: Embracing "Slow Medicine," the Compassionate Approach to Caring for Your Aging Loved Ones
A very important book!
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